VIDEO: Monthly Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent May be Effective in Treating Anemia among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Two sets of recent randomized trials have demonstrated that peginesatide, a second generation ESA, may be effective in treating anemia… February 28, 2013
VIDEO: Natural Killer Cell Immunotherapy First described in 1975, natural killer cells are part of the innate immune system and have been recognized for their… February 14, 2013
VIDEO: Restrictive Transfusion Strategy May Benefit Patients with Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding A randomized trial among patients suffering from acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, was published in The New England Journal of Medicine…. January 29, 2013
VIDEO: Blood Transfusion Is Not An Independent Predictor of Mortality A new study published in the journal Transfusion suggests that chest tube drainage, but not transfusion, is independently associated with… January 14, 2013
VIDEO: Telltale Signs of Progress in the Management of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura TTP, is a rare blood disorder characterized by microscopic clots throughout blood vessels in the body. TTP can cause catastrophic damage… December 14, 2012
VIDEO: Therapeutic Platelet Transfusion for Patients with Hematological Malignancies In a trial conducted by German hematology and oncology researchers, and reported in The Lancet, therapeutic platelet transfusion may be… November 29, 2012
VIDEO: Prion Filtration To Reduce Transfusion-Transmitted Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease CJD is a rare but fatal non-inflammatory neurodegenerative condition. Its origin in humans stems from the ingestion of beef from… November 14, 2012
VIDEO: Randomized Trial Demonstrates No Benefit of Fresh Red Cells for Transfusion Red blood cells, or RBCs, are routinely used in the transfusion of ill patients to deliver oxygen to tissues. Additive solutions,… October 29, 2012
VIDEO: Platelet-Mediated Hemolytic Transfusion Reactions and Mitigation Strategies Platelet transfusion plays an important role in the treatment of hematologic cancers. Transfusion services do not always consider ABO donor-recipient plasma… October 15, 2012
VIDEO: Human Herpesvirus 8 Seropositive Blood Transfusion Is Associated with Increased Mortality A recent study from Uganda demonstrated that transfusion with human herpesvirus 8 antibody-positive blood is associated with an increased risk… September 28, 2012
